How to open pdf file from my windows form?

Nel

Hello,

I want to open a pdf file when clicking the button.

I have this code so far, using the FileOpenDialogBox:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

            openFD.InitialDirectory = "C:";
            openFD.Title = "Open dogov";
            openFD.FileName = "";

            openFD.Filter = "PDF Files(*.pdf)|*.pdf";

            openFD.ShowDialog();
            Chosen_file = openFD.FileName;

            openFD.FilterIndex=1;
            openFD.FileName=Chosen_file;
            try
            {
                if (openFD.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
                {
                    textBox15.Text = this.openFD.FileName;

                }
            }

            finally
            {

            }

}

and I fill the textbox with the file path.
Now I would like to open the pdf file when clicking on the textbox which contains the path, but I don't know how.

Can anybody help me please?
I would appreciate any help a lot.

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Vulpes14y ago
Accepted answer
Try this:

private void textBox15_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (textBox15.Text.EndsWith(".pdf"))
{
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(textBox15.Text);
}
}
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Nel14y ago
Thank you to both of you.
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Frogleg14y ago
Try this

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;// for file system
using System.Diagnostics;// to run a process

namespace Pdffy
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
openFileDialog1.Filter = "PDF Files (*.pdf)|*.pdf";

if (openFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
{
textBox1.Text = openFileDialog1.FileName;
Process.Start(openFileDialog1.FileName);
}
}
}
}
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